Welcome to Tennemo ...

Tennemo is located in Dyer County<1>.

The location of Tennemo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tennemo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Tennemo is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tennemo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Tennemo and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Tennemo lies within the (731) area code.

Websites for Tennemo ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ddcc.dyercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tennemo, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Tennemo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tennemo.

• Mengelwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
  • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
• Dyersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
  • Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <4>
• Caruthersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthersville
  • Caruthersville is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caruthersville <4>
• Tiptonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
  • Tiptonville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiptonville <4>
• Newbern
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
  • Newbern is located in Dyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <4>
• Portageville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
  • Portageville is located in New Madrid County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <4>
• Hayti
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
  • Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <4>
• Steele
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
  • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
• Ridgely
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
  • Ridgely is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgely <4>
• Powells Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
  • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tennemo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tennemo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tennemo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tennemo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tennemo. See our Newspapers Page for Tennemo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tennemo ...

Looking for more information about Tennemo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tennemo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tennemo.

Adding Tennemo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tennemo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tennemo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tennemo post office opened in 1890.

We also found Tennemo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tennemo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tennemo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/